Titre du document / Document title

Partner notification for HIV prevention : A critical reexamination

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

WEST G. R. ⁽¹⁾ ; STARK K. A. ⁽¹⁾ ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

⁽¹⁾ Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention-Intervention Research and Support, National Center for HIV, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, ETATS-UNIS

Résumé / Abstract

The history, current role, and potential enhanced functions of HIV partner notification are reviewed. What is known about the effectiveness of partner notification is summarized and five general findings are reported: (1) many, if not most, HIV-infected individuals will cooperate in notifying at least some of their sex partners of exposure to HIV; (2) sex partners are generally receptive to being notified and will seek HIV testing; (3) patient referral is probably not as effective as provider referral in reaching sex partners; (4) sex partners often are unaware of or misunderstand their HIV risks; and (5) sex partners frequently have high rates of HIV infection. Means for enhancing partner notification are reviewed, including social network interventions, coupling partner notification with behavioral interventions, reaching persons earlier in their HIV infection, using data collected from partner notification as a source of program evaluation information, and addressing important community concerns about partner notification.

Revue / Journal Title

AIDS education and prevention   ISSN 0899-9546   CODEN AEPREO 

Source / Source

1997, vol. 9, n^o 3, SUP (121 p.)  (2 p.1/4), pp. 68-78

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

Guilford, New York, NY, ETATS-UNIS  (1989) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

AIDS ; Prevention ; Communication ; Sex partner ; Medical screening ; Clinical counseling ; Public health ; Human ; Viral disease ; Infection ; Immunopathology ; Immune deficiency ;

Mots-clés français / French Keywords

SIDA ; Prévention ; Communication ; Partenaire sexuel ; Dépistage ; Conseil clinique ; Santé publique ; Homme ; Virose ; Infection ; Immunopathologie ; Immunodéficit ;

Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords

SIDA ; Prevención ; Comunicación ; Compañero sexual ; Descubrimiento ; Consejo clínico ; Salud pública ; Hombre ; Virosis ; Infección ; Inmunopatología ; Inmunodeficiencia ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 22193, 35400006762844.0060